I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 355: 353. Vanity Fair

Chapter 355 353. Vanity Fair

Xu Xin didn't hear his father's advice.

He is having a good time swinging his club.

"Director Xu, here you should stand with your legs apart, and your hands should be like this..."

"Woo...crack!"

Before Nazha finished speaking, Xu Xin had already swung his pole.

And the strength of this shot, according to those who can hit it, is nothing.

The energy is not sent from the waist, and the line is not accurate, and the energy of the whole ball is scattered.

But unfortunately, Xu Xin typed it out.

After finishing the fight, he ignored Nazha who taught him, and said to Hu Guang with a smile:

"Mr. Hu, come."

"...Haha, Director Xu has a professional level in this shot."

Hearing Hu Guang's words, Xu Xin shrugged with a smile.

Take it as fart.

But what he was thinking about was quite simple. Isn’t this thing just for fun, and what’s the purpose of having a professional posture... If you have to stay within the rules to have fun, then it’s meaningless.

so.

You teach you, I play mine.

As long as I am happy.

But... I have to admit that golf is indeed a very social sport.

After each of them took a shot, they carried the club and walked towards the foothold of the golf ball. Nazha at the back simply acted as a caddy and followed behind in a car.

Hu Guang pushed their Misora model as usual.

"Director Xu, our film audition this time...can we also participate? There are quite a few models under the American air network who have received professional acting training."

"sure."

Xu Xin readily agreed:

"If Mr. Hu has any good seedlings, don't hide them, just come anyway... Have you read the book?"

"Look."

"Well, just choose according to the image in your mind. We are friends, so you don't need to ask about such things. When the auditions start one after another, just push people over here."

"Hahahaha, then thank you Director Xu..."

"It's too polite to say thank you. But... Hu Boss, we have to talk about it first."

Xu Xin, who used the club in his hand as a crutch, shook his head slightly:

"The producer of this movie is Director Zhang. Although it hasn't been announced to the public yet, it's already confirmed."

Hu Guang quickly nodded:

"Yeah. I know."

"Director Zhang's casting direction is consistent with mine, but because I haven't experienced that era, he is the one who takes the lead in casting. That is to say, it's not enough for me to be satisfied. Director Zhang has to nod. Okay. Whether you are beautiful or not is secondary, the most important thing is that it has to be similar to the image in Director Zhang’s mind. So… people, just come here. But… Not everyone can be in Director Zhang’s play, so to speak, Hu You should understand the difference, right?"

"Understood, understood."

Hu Guang still nodded:

"After all, this drama is a literary film. Acting skills and image are indispensable. Adding the abilities of Director Xu and Director Zhang, the actor who can make it must be the most suitable one. But we still have to try, after all, we have excellent staff There are also a lot of model resources in China... There is no harm in trying, right?"

"Um…"

Seeing that he understood what he meant, Xu Xin stopped talking.

After the two of them reached the place, Xu Xin took the club in his hand and turned his head to look in the direction of the flag of the hole, and then swung it again.

"Strike, haha~ This shot is really good~"

Hu Guang's admiration sounded immediately.

Xu Xin smiled, and looked down at the gloves on his hands.

Well, don't say it yet.

This thing is really interesting.

…

"Hahaha, Director Xu, I'm sorry, I'm late. I'm mainly waiting for a script, so I'm late."

When I saw Xue Haifeng and Li Mingjun again, it was almost 3:30 in the afternoon.

The two arrived late, so Xue Haifeng and Xu Xin were very polite when they came up.

Xu Xin didn't know that he was late on purpose, just like Hu Guang, he wished he could have a good time with this girl named Nazha.

Still really delayed because of the script.

But it doesn't matter.

Anyway, he was having a good time during this time.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, I heard Xue Haifeng say:

"Director Xu, at our reception tonight, all the actors from here will come. You may wish to see if there is any suitable one..."

"It's not enough for me to say it's appropriate."

Sitting on the chair behind the table and lighting a cigarette, Xu Xin took off his gloves, saying that he had no intention of continuing to play:

"Boss Hu and I were talking about this just now. Because this is the story of that era, director Zhang has to control more when casting actors. Acting skills are part of it. What's more important is the first glance." Fate. Although I know that we have many beauties and capable actors here, but it depends on fate..."

Everyone is a practitioner in the film and television industry, so they naturally understand that what Xu Xin said is true.

Sometimes, when a certain character has equal acting skills, it is actually "that look".

This actor coincides with the role in the director's heart.

This first impression is more important than anything else.

"That's right, you have to have the feeling of Jing Qiu on your body, that kind of inner charm, and it must be in line with that era... To tell the truth from Director Xu, I deeply sympathize with the role of Jing Qiu..."

chatted with Xue Haifeng about the roles of Jingqiu and the third child for a while, and suddenly, Li Mingjun asked:

"Director Xu, this movie...is the new screen the investor?"

"no."

Xu Xin shook his head, not hiding anything:

"I invited Director Zhang to come over for this movie. The investor is the factory and my cousin's company. Mr. Li is interested?"

"What is the investment budget for "The Hawthorn"?"

"The estimate is less than 20 million."

Xu Xin shrugged:

"But it's all a little too much. I calculated it myself. As long as I can find a suitable filming location, the budget may be at most 15 million...Of course, this does not include the actor's money. It is simply the production cost. "

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Li Mingjun:

"Quite a few, right?"

"Not many."

Li Mingjun responded:

"At least 60% of the investment in Xiying Film Studio?"

"Um."

With a cigarette between his fingers, Xu Xin said with a smile:

"Although no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat, but to be honest, I don't have any expectations for the box office of this movie. After all, whether it is the subject matter, age limit, or other aspects, it doesn't look like it can be profitable. Otherwise, when we first met, I wouldn’t have told Li Zongming that I was going to make a literary film. It’s not realistic to expect a literary film to make money.”

This is telling the truth.

Just like Director Zhang, no one will deny his status and contribution to film art.

However, if you look at his entire film career, you will find that... most of his films are well-received but not well-received.

The real rise of commercial films actually started with "Hero".

Looking at Li Mingjun who nodded, Xu Xin waved his hand:

"For this investment...if Mr. Li is interested, my cousin will come over in a while and we can have a chat. To be honest, I am a director. I don't have the energy and brains to participate in any investment operation you want me to do. What's more What's more...we really want to cooperate, and if we get a loss-making business, I won't bear it. So how to do it, Mr. Li will talk to my cousin in a while. I will be responsible for working with Mr. Xue to see How about our actors here in Shanghai?"

After speaking, he directly freed himself from the troublesome matter of whether to invest and how much to invest.

Xu Xin really didn't plan to invest in the movie "The Hawthorn Tree".

In other words, there will be fewer and fewer movies that he can personally invest in in the future.

In the future, one after another, Yang Mi will take over his shares in Headwind Entertainment. In the future, the entire company will separate investment and performance.

On the one hand, Xu Xin can be completely liberated, "nothing" is light.

On the other hand, she can naturally get involved in the film distribution business.

It must be much more useful than the bare boss Xu Xin.

And this hawthorn tree is an investment that is too small to make trouble.

A literary film itself doesn’t cost much money. But it is a logical "everyone works together" project.

He is easy to explain at home, just like Director Zhang said, he really needs a stable team to manage things around him.

In business is business.

As for the investment, let Xu Zhi go to the secretive Mr. Li to recruit.

Clearly separate the interests and relationships, business is business, and friendship is friendship, which is good for everyone.

…

When it was almost 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Zhi arrived late.

Compared to the strangeness of the first time, everyone is familiar with it this time. Xu Zhi also hit two shots, and Xu Xin could see that...he was as good as himself.

No shit.

Think about it too, serious young man...who plays golf?

Development The use of the development ball is okay...

And in the early 5 o'clock, the sun has already started to set.

The temperature has also dropped a bit.

Xue Haifeng proposed to go back to the manor to chat.

Moreover, he wanted Xu Xin to read the script outline that he brought today.

Everyone got into the car and went all the way back to the manor. When getting off the car, Hu Guang asked:

"Director Xu, let Nazha stay and take care of you? Or..."

Xu Xin glanced at the little girl who had worked hard all afternoon, and nodded:

"Okay, isn't today a cocktail party? Change clothes, and it would be good if Mr. Hu took her to see the world more."

After finishing speaking, he and Xu Zhi walked into the room side by side under the surprised eyes of the girl.

And there are still some people in the house who are setting up in the hall and backyard.

Even Xu Xin saw a champagne tower.

I don't know the scale of the reception tonight, but the champagne tower is not small.

Then, everyone went upstairs together.

Xue Haifeng led everyone directly to the second-floor terrace located in the study.

The terrace is sealed by glass, overlooking from here, it is the "scenery" of the reception in the backyard.

Xu Xin thought about it for a while, and he could probably guess it. When the actors came for a while, they must have been active on the first floor and the backyard. And you only need to look up to see where a few people are sitting.

One can show the difference in status, symbolizing the level of status.

Secondly... this gap can bring people a kind of "desire" born from the class level.

It really has a kind of cocktail party in Europe and America, plus the taste of the decades-old magic city on the TV.

Man, who doesn't wake up and hold a murderous sword, lie drunk on the lap of a beautiful woman, and have the ambition to dominate the world?

And the display of this status... I have to say, very good.

Several people sat for a while, and as the night fell, the sound of the car engine started to sound from time to time outside. And some of the waiters and chef team in the backyard also started to get busy.

Outdoor BBQ, cold meals, champagne, lighting...

The reception started slowly.

But several people did not rush down.

Because Xue Haifeng took out the script that currently only has the outline of the story, called "Guan Yunchang".

Xu Xin is watching.

The story tells the story that Guan Yu was forced to surrender to Cao in order to protect his sister-in-law and comfort him. He was in Cao Ying and his heart was in Han.

The synopsis of the story plus the main plot is a total of two pages.

After Xu Xin finished reading, Xue Haifeng's first sentence was:

"Is director Xu not interested?"

Ancient costume war movie...

Xu Xin dabbled for the first time.

Although he saw director Zhang manipulate it in "Golden Armor", he must be cautious first of all for such stories involving real historical figures.

And this script gave him a very bad feeling, and he was even a little speechless.

Although the specific plot of the story is still unknown, Xu Xin has been fascinated by Jiang Cao's deeds whether he watched "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" or some dramatized operas since he was a child.

This story, pull it out separately to make a script and make a movie...

As a director's instinct, he unconsciously thought of a **** plot.

In order to make Guan Yu completely fall for him, Cao Cao designed something that should not have happened to Guan Yu and his sister-in-law, and polluted the loyalty of Guan Erye...

In an instant, he got goosebumps.

Mom, if you really do this...won't you be afraid of retribution?

There are gods when you raise your head three feet.

The stories in "Three Kingdoms" have been familiar to everyone for so many years.

Moving to film and television dramas, leaving aside those spoof movies, let’s just say that they were filmed according to historical facts. To form the contradictions and conflicts needed in the plot of the movie... there must be some changes.

This is where the difficulty lies.

Changed, no respect for history.

No change... Everyone knows the plot, why pay you for the ticket?

And if this movie is really made according to his premonition, then don't worry about whether Erye Guan will do such a thing...Xu Xin can imagine this plot alone, and there will be overwhelming condemnation at that time.

Besides, the reason why he said this is also because... Apart from this kind of plot, his barren brain can't imagine the scalability of this kind of story.

So after reading the framework of the script, Xu Xin thought about it and asked:

"Has the whole script come out?"

"not yet."

"Is that so... Tsk."

Suddenly, he smacked his mouth, and then said very sincerely:

"To be honest, Mr. Xue, the theme of ancient costumes...I can't control it for the time being. Especially this kind of war theme, which is a matter of saints through the ages, is not something I can challenge now."

Although what he said was sincere, from the root, he strangled his fate with this movie.

Because the script made him feel... not very good.

Hearing this, Xue Haifeng felt a little regretful:

"I see... I thought Director Xu was interested."

"I'm sure you're interested, but interest depends on one aspect, and on the other hand, it also depends on your own ability, doesn't it? This kind of ancient war-themed film, according to the current duration environment, will cost tens of millions at every turn. If it comes to me I messed up my hand, how can I face Mr. Xue in the future?"

"Hahahaha~ Director Xu's words are too polite. Movies, there are profits and losses, how can there be no reason to make profits without losing money? You must have this risk awareness."

"Of course I understand this truth. It's just that business is business. As a friend, I definitely don't want my friends to lose money."

"Ha ha ha ha…"

After the matter of "Guan Yunchang" is finished, it's almost time.

Several people got up and went downstairs.

As soon as he left the study, Xu Xin heard soft music and piano sounds.

Maybe I have been with the old wolf for a long time.

Although he doesn't know the piano, he can more or less hear the quality of the player.

It can only be said that the sound of the piano is so-so.

And all the way down the stairs along the spiral staircase, head on, and met a man and a woman.

"Director Xue. Mr. Li."

The woman with short hair looked up and greeted the person who came down with a smile.

"Haha~ Yili, here we come. Welcome~"

That's right, the people who just arrived were Ma Yili, one of the best actresses in the Shanghai circle, and her husband Wen Zhang.

Xue Haifeng's words were also very interesting to Xu Xin's ears.

As usual, if the male leads the outside and the female leads the inside, even if Ma Yili has sharp eyes, she will be the first to see herself and others and say hello. But according to etiquette, you must first greet your husband and then your wife.

But Xue Haifeng's direct "Yi Li" made Wen Zhang's status somewhat "low" to Xu Xin.

Xue Haifeng is an old fritter, how could he make such a mistake?

This is the first thought.

The second idea is to observe Wen Zhang's state.

And glanced over, and saw a smiling face.

"Director Xue, there is some traffic on the road, we are late, I am really sorry."

Waiting for Xue Haifeng to approach, Ma Yili explained with a smile.

But Xue Haifeng shook his head:

"It's not too late, isn't this just the beginning?"

As he spoke, he turned his body:

"Come on, Yili, don't I need to introduce you?"

Ma Yili shook her head with a smile, and offered her hand:

"Hello, Director Xu. It's the first time we meet, but Director Xu's name is very impressive. I didn't expect him to be so handsome..."

Facing her compliment, Xu Xin smiled and nodded:

"Teacher Ma is too polite. It's the first time we meet, and I will take care of you in the future."

shook hands with her, and then, Ma Yili moved her hand to the side:

"My love, Wen Zhang."

"Hi Director Xu, I'm Wen Zhang. I'm your loyal fan."

"Haha, Teacher Wenzhang is too polite, thank you for your support."

He called the teacher purely to be polite, but after shaking hands with Wen Zhang, he heard Xue Haifeng say:

"Director Xu, Yili is one of the best actors on our side."

"certainly."

Xu Xin responded, politely smiled at Ma Yili again, and then said:

"I finished watching "Struggle" without missing a single episode."

Business is blowing up.

Actually, when the film "Struggle" was released, he was very busy with the Olympics. Apart from knowing that there was such a popular TV series, he didn't even know what the TV series was about.

But the word "naked marriage" seems to come from this drama...Huh? What is naked marriage?

He was confused again. I always feel that this word is very familiar... but I just can't remember it.

But, anyway, that was all he knew.

"Everyone is looking forward to Director Xu's arrival, shall we go and meet him?"

After saying hello and courtesy, Xue Haifeng said to Xu Xin.

"good."

Xu Xin responded, while Xue Haifeng smiled and waved to Ma Yili:

"Eli, let's talk for a while."

After finishing speaking, he walked towards the large living room and the backyard where there were the most people, and even the people sitting on the sofa stood up.

Xu Xin also followed, but before leaving, he nodded politely to Wen Zhang:

"Teacher Wenzhang, both of you, see you later."

Wen Zhang was taken aback.

But Xu Xin has already turned his head away.

However, Xu Zhi left with Xu Xin after staring at the two of them.

Soon, Xu Xin saw the second and third pairs of acquaintances.

"Director Xu, hello, we meet again."

This time, Deng Wei took the initiative to say hello, and Sun Li smiled slightly.

Xu Xin nodded with a smile:

"Hello, both of you. We meet again."

"Director Xue, President Li, Director Xu..."

Xu Zheng and Tao Hong also came up to meet them, with smiles in their eyes.

In other words, other people also surrounded him one after another.

Obviously, with the appearance of the Lord, the center of the whole banquet naturally shifted to a few people.

The status of Xue Haifeng, the director of Shanghai Film Production, is obviously not so high among these actors. In addition, the arrival of Li Mingjun, who is actually more worthy of attention than Xue Haifeng in Xu Xin's heart, immediately became everyone's favorite. Focus.

"Haha, Director Xu, everyone is here for you. How?"

Hearing this, Xu Xin looked around.

smiled and nodded:

"Everyone really praised me too much, I was a little panicked. But... there are indeed a lot of talents."

"Hahahaha~ everyone, come on, let's hold up the wine glasses and welcome Director Xu!"

Among the wine glasses raised by everyone, this internal reception officially kicked off.

Xu Xin is like the moon, surrounded by the sudden stars.

…

"Director Xu, let us offer you a toast."

Sun Li and Deng Wei walked over with cups together.

"Mr. Sun is too polite."

Xu Xin responded with a smile, and three bottles of champagne collided together.

At this time, Deng Wei held the bottom of the cup with one hand, pinched the body of the cup with the other and said:

"Director Xu is really...too young. When we met last time, I felt a little unreal, and I was a little rude. This time I have to apologize to Director Xu..."

"No, no, that's too polite. Come on, two, let's drink."

Knowing what the two of them meant by coming, Xu Xin smiled and drank the champagne in the glass.

Moreover, after drinking, he also looked at the faces of Sun Li and Deng Wei.

Then silently gave the two of them a "PASS" option in their hearts.

No, it doesn't match Jingqiu and the third child.

"Has Director Xu's script come out yet?"

"The third edition has already begun. I have been busy with this matter for a while..."

The three began to exchange pleasantries.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, and agreeing to "see you at the audition", the two left politely.

After all, you can't occupy Xu Xin's time all the time, it will easily cause dissatisfaction from others.

Today's game, Director Xue's team asked everyone to come and make friends with Director Xu, and the two of you will dominate alone...Let's not talk about whether you have the guts.

It is not allowed in terms of strength.

After the two left, taking advantage of this juncture, Xu Zhi, who was born with an alcohol allergy and was holding a mineral water to make up the count, and who naturally cooperated with Xu Xin to start as a follower on this occasion, leaned into his ear:

"San Jin, I'll go and talk to Wen Zhang."

"...?"

Xu Xin was taken aback for a moment, turned to look at him, and asked:

"What's wrong?"

"look."

Xu Zhi vaguely pointed in a direction, and Xu Xin saw Wen Zhang who was leaning against the piano, holding a wine glass in a daze.

He subconsciously looked for Ma Yili's shadow.

Then I saw her and Li Mingjun talking about something in the corner.

There are several actors around me.

Yuan smiled sweetly.

Seeing this, Xu Xin thought for a while and asked:

"What do you want to talk to him about?"

"Don't tell me you didn't see it just now..."

After Xu Zhi finished speaking, his voice lowered a bit:

"When encountering such a thing, even a man feels uncomfortable. His face is dull...I'll go run away."

"Okay. Then directly clarify the relationship between us, and then...Sun Li, Deng Wei...don't care who it is, you are interested tonight, just go and make friends."

"Okay, wow."

Xu Zhi responded, and then ordered:

"You should also drink less, don't stay here for a while, I'm afraid you won't be able to get away."

Xu Xin rolled his eyes:

"I didn't intend to leave tonight, I just went home to live. The fifth courtyard belongs to the old man."

"Oh? All right, wow, I'm going."

"Um."

Xu Xin nodded and watched Xu Zhi leave.

Xu Zhi's ability... Others don't know, but he does.

The brain is no worse than myself.

If he can manage the relationship in the Shanghai circle...

Um…